PING continues its G425 line with addition of new fairway woods and hybrids
There’s something about flushing a fairway wood or hybrid that just feels different from any other club. Maybe because those clubs tend to be more difficult to hit, however, in recent years, golf club manufacturers have strived to design these clubs using technology to make them easier to hit and more forgiving. And that’s exactly the case with the new PING G425 fairway woods and hybrids.
PING continues to increase the Moment of Inertia for added forgiveness by the strategically placed tungsten sole weight. But their advancement in technology is going way beyond MOI this time around.
In the G425 fairway woods and hybrids, two shared PING innovations known as Facewrap Technology and Spinsistency combine to deliver more distance and spin predictability while offering numerous options to ensure proper gapping throughout a golfer’s bag. We’re taking a dive into the three models of fairway woods and the hybrid that’ll make these clubs a major contender in the 2021 new equipment launch season.
GALLERY: G425 fairway woods & hybrids
PING G425 fairway woods & hybrids are available for fittings at GOLFTEC near the end of January.
Features & Benefits: PING G425 fairway woods & hybrids
Facewrap Technology With the Facewrap design, a thin, high-strength maraging steel face extends into the crown and sole to provide increased flexing for faster ball speeds that result in greater distance and high launching shots.
Spinsistency To bring more consistent spin performance, the faces of the fairway woods and hybrids are engineered with a complex face curvature that modifies the roll profile, mainly low on the face where the loft decreases approximately 2.5º to normalize spin and increase ball speed for more distance. Both player and PING Man robot testing revealed greatly improved distance results from Spinsistency, specifically low on the face, the most common miss-hit for fairway woods and hybrids.
High MOI, easy to align A tungsten sole weight strategically positioned in each club increases the MOI in the stainless steel heads for added forgiveness. On the crown, a new 3-dot alignment feature provides golfers a visual cue to address the ball to best match their eye.
G425 Fairway Wood Specifications Multi-material construction: 17-4 stainless steel body, maraging steel face, high-density tungstenback weight, lightweight aluminum/thermoplastic adjustable hosel.
G425 Max loft options: 3W (14.5º), 5W (17.5º) 7W (20.5º), 9W (23.5º). G425 LST (Low Spin) loft option: 3W (14.5º). G425 SFT (Straight Flight) loft options: 3W (16º), 5W (19º), 7W (22º). Std. lengths: 3W (43″), 5W (42 1/2″), 7W (42″), 9W (41 1/2″). Loft adjustability: 5 settings: +-1.5⁰ (0, +1⁰, +1.5⁰, -1⁰, -1.5⁰). Lie adjustability: Up to 3⁰ flatter
Stock graphite shafts: PING ALTA CB 65 Slate (SR, R, S, X), ALTA Distanza 40. No-upcharge shaft options: PING Tour 65/75 (R, S, X), Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Orange 75 (R, S, X), Aldila Rogue White 130 M.S.I. 80 (S, X). Standard grip: Arccos Caddie Smart Grip (Golf Pride Lite 360 Tour Velvet) in four sizes (Red -1/32″, Aqua -1/64″, White Std., Gold +1/32″).
PING G425 fairway woods are available for fittings at GOLFTEC near the end of January.
G425 Hybrid Specifications Multi-material construction: 17-4 stainless steel body, maraging steel face, high-density tungstenback weight, lightweight aluminum/thermoplastic adjustable hosel.
Loft options: 2H (17º), 3H (19º), 4H (22º), 5H (26º), 6H (30º) and 7H (34º). Std. lengths: 2H (40 3/4″), 3H (40 1/4″), 4H (39 3/4″), 5H (39 1/4″), 6H (38 3/4″), 7H (38 1/4″). Loft adjustability: 5 settings: +-1.5⁰ (0, +1⁰, +1.5⁰, -1⁰, -1.5⁰). Lie adjustability: Up to 3⁰ flatter
Stock graphite shafts: PING ALTA CB 70 Slate (SR, R, S, X), ALTA Distanza Black 40. No-upcharge shaft options: PING Tour 85 (R, S, X), Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro Orange 80 (R, S, X), Aldila Rogue Black Hybrid 95 (TS, TX). Standard grip: Arccos Caddie Smart Grip (Golf Pride Lite 360 Tour Velvet) in four sizes (Red -1/32″, Aqua -1/64″, White Std., Gold +1/32″).
PING G425 hybrids are available for fittings at GOLFTEC near the end of January.